What it looks like

This is what trying looks like.
This is what struggle looks like.
This is what love looks like.
This is what success looks like.
This is what insecurity looks like.
This is what pride looks like.
This is what fear looks like.
This is what sadness looks like.
This is what faith looks like.
This is what exhaustion looks like.
This is what frustration looks like.
This is what grief looks like.
This is what friendship looks like.
This is what selflessness looks like.
This is what play looks like.
This is what freedom looks like.
This is what _______ looks like.

Because sometimes we don’t know how it presents itself. Or one looks like the other. Or both look the same. Seen in others and seen in ourselves.

Humans are complex. What we witness — words, actions, worldviews, modes and moods — is the result of a nuanced (and sometimes indistinct) equation. Even the stories we know, we know only in part.

But it’s not always a problem to fully solve. Sometimes it’s a mystery to embrace with curiosity and compassion.